Category: Foods
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BCAA – Branched Chain Amino Acids
Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. Each protein is made up of many different amino acids linked together. There are essential and non-essential amino acids. Essential amino acids are the amino acids (there are 9, valine, leucine, isoleucine, tryptophan, lysine, methionine, histidine, phenylalanine and threonine) that cannot be synthesized by the human body…
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Foods to increase White Blood Cells (WBC)
Blood is made up of different types of cells, including white blood cells, or leukocytes. White blood cells are a key part of the immune system, helping to fight disease and infection. Our bodies rely on their immune system to fight off invaders called antigens, which include bacteria, viruses, and allergens. White blood cells attack…
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Apple – Νutritional Value and Benefits
Apples are one of the most popular fruits in the world. Apples are rich in fiber, contain vitamin C and various antioxidants. A medium-sized apple, about 180 – 200 grams, contains: calories: 90 grams of which protein: 0.5 grams, carbohydrates: 23.5 grams (sugar: 19 grams, fiber: 4.5 grams) and fat: 0.3 grams. Carbohydrates in apples…
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10 Foods for Healthy Skin
Clean, healthy skin is made up of healthy, elastic and vibrant skin cells. As we age, there is a slowdown in the natural process that aims to maintain a youthful appearance, such as tone, firmness and radiance. Visible signs of skin aging, especially after the age of 40, such as discoloration, fine lines, wrinkles, appear…
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5 Myths about Diet Programs
1. Delete Carbohydrates from diet if you want to lose weight If we exclude carbohydrates from our diet we will have a slightly greater weight loss than usual, but this weight loss will be due to excessive water loss from the body and not to fat loss (1 gram of carbohydrate holds 3 to 4…
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5 Foods that can cause Bad Breath
Bad breath (also called halitosis) is caused by possible health conditions, long-term habits, and the consumption of certain foods. The most well-known health conditions that can lead to bad breath are diabetes mellitus, liver or kidney disease, Sjögren’s syndrome, infections in the nose, throat or lungs, gastroesophageal reflux disease, oral and oropharyngeal cancer. Long-term habits…
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5 Food Categories for NAFLD (Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease)
Liver is an organ that helps process nutrients and drugs absorbed from the digestive system, stores energy, breaks down substances such as drugs and alcohol and removes them from the body, helps synthesize bile which is necessary for the digestion of fatty acids. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the accumulation of fat in the…
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5 Food Categories for when we’re Really Hungry
Hunger is the body’s natural need to eat in order to gain energy and continue performing its basic functions and meet its nutritional needs. Hunger appears gradually and can be postponed, unless too many hours have passed without food intake. When we are hungry, there is no desire and need for a specific food. A…
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10 Foods for Better Blood Circulation
Blood carries nutrients and oxygen to all the cells of the body’s tissues from the heart and brain to the muscles and skin and removes carbon dioxide and metabolic waste products. A healthy nutrition is one way to optimize our blood circulation. Other ways are exercise, proper hydration and maintaining our weight as much as…
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Tips for better Absorption of Vitamins
Vitamins are organic molecules essential for our metabolism. The way we take vitamins can affect their absorption and effectiveness. Vitamin absorption occurs in the intestine. Impaired intestinal absorption of vitamins can be due to factors such as intestinal disease, genetic disorders of transport molecules, excessive alcohol consumption, and drug interactions. Absorption of water-soluble vitamins (B…
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